Rome Apartment #103d
Colosseo / Via Mecenate

April 2012

The apartment was much smaller than the photographs suggested (It's quite remarkable what a good wide angle camera lens will make of a space!). I think the apartment needs a little loving attention and it would be much better - I suspect the owner has not spent any time there to assess what is needed..There were no tea towels for drying the plates/cuttlery and there was no dishcloth to clean the work surfaces; the dining table was still sticky from previous usage. It would have been a nice touch if the owner had left just a little washing up liquid! At euros 200 per day, it was expensive and  I would have expected more .Of course the location is very central. It seemed that the owner was merely interested in making the most financially from her investment. I doubt that there are many people who return to stay in it; I certainly will look elsewhere when I return to Rome. Also, although a trivial matter, we were asked to pay euros 2 per person ( city tax) which had not been mentioned on the website. There is mention that it can sleep eight!! but that would mean occupying the two settees in the dining room - hardly a very practical proposition. We stayed in April when it still gets quite cold at night but the heating was turned off and it proved impossible turn on the radiators to warm the apartment. All in all somewhat disappointing.

March 2011

Esta bien ubicado, la zona es buena y bien comunicada para ir al centro. El apartamento es muy acogedor aunque algo mas pequeño de lo que parece en las fotografías. Se echa en falta una cafetera y una televisión. Hemos pasado 5 días muy buenos...si el último día nos hubieran dejado salir un poco mas tarde de las 11:00 h. hubiera sido genial. Gracias a la agencia, especialmente a Paola por su mediación para que nuestra estancia fuera lo mejor posible.